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blew

American  
[bloo] / blu /

verb

  1. simple past tense of blow.

  2. simple past tense of blow.


blew British  
/ bluː /

verb

  1. the past tense of blow 1

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After passersby blew whistles and honked horns, the agents left.

From The Wall Street Journal

They blew out the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

From Los Angeles Times

After bystanders blew whistles and yelled that the apartments are home to Native Americans, the federal officers left.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still another breeze blew in from Broadway, with composers like Hamlisch bringing extreme tunefulness and an arranger’s sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times

He learned his lesson about a decade ago, when a pothole blew out one of his shocks near an entrance to the 2 Freeway, costing him about $2,500 to repair.

From Los Angeles Times